Monday, April 27, 2015

Ted Cruz: 'Liberal Fascism' Threatens 'Religious Freedom'






Ted Cruz: 'Liberal Fascism' Threatens 'Religious Freedom' 
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Saturday criticized Democrats for attacking religious freedom and alienating...




Canada has Medicare for all, SS marriage & 0 abortion restrictions we don’t need a fence to keep their Christians out. - LOLGOP











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The Revolution will not be televised but a bunch of us are totally gonna live-tweet it.- John Fugelsang









U.S.: Fighting The Bird Flu War
Hundreds of farm workers exposed to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu have been offered antiviral medication as a preventative measure in recent days, U.S. public health officials said.




For most Republicans, banning same-sex marriage is just another war George W. Bush lost.- LOLGOP








W Says Obama Is Naive. Sounds Like Sour Grapes.
Former President George W. Bush has delivered an unusual attack on President Barack Obama's foreign policy, arguing that Obama has demonstrated naivete and bad judgment.





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Yes, Republicans, the bible says marriage is between and man and a woman. Or in Solomon's case, 700 women, 300 concubines.- Kona Lowell










Give This Man An Exploding Cigar
Rush Limbaugh grossly distorted a new study from Duke University, claiming it shows that "there isn't any [global] warming going on." But one of its authors noted that the study actually confirms humans' role in driving global warming and said that Limbaugh's claim is "ridiculous." 








We don't need a Voting Rights Act. If we just give all the votes to rich people, then democracy will just trickle down to everyone else.- Tea Party Cat











I Guess Hillary Ate This Scandal For Breakfast
Journalist Peter Schweizer set off a firestorm last week with revelations from his forthcoming "Clinton Cash" book, which allegedly exposes ties to the Clinton Foundation's foreign donors and favors granted by the State Department during Hillary Clinton's tenure....There's "no evidence of a quid pro quo," Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday on NBC News. "Republicans need to be careful not to overstate the case."





Let's see if Bruce Jenner stays a Republican once he starts making 77 cents on the dollar.- John Fugelsang










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Maybe Kendall Jenner can go to Nepal so American media will cover the earthquake.- John Fugelsang









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Look, I don’t want to cut Social Security; people paid in, they earned it. All I want to do is just raise the retirement age to 95.- Tea Party Cat




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“The mass of the rich and the poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else,and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.” - George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London




Retailer To Hire Non-Good-Looking People
Starting Friday, you won't have to be good- looking to work for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. You'll also be able to wear eye-liner, though not necessarily a nose ring.










Watching TSA pat down an old woman in wheelchair cos her leg brace is metal. Somewhere in Hell Satan hi-fives bin Laden.- John Fugelsang









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Thank you everyone!
I am going this afternoon to buy a printer. I tried one last time to fix my old printer, nothing, nada, zippo. It is frozen with some lights on as soon as I plug it in..




Goodbye, old friend. You served me well!


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I miss Robin Williams.


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Lichtenstein Castle is a castle situated on a cliff located near Honau on the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Historically, there has been a castle on the site since around 1200.


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Friday, April 24, 2015

Hillary Clinton called to testify to US Congress in May





Clinton called to testify to US Congress in May
The congressional panel investigating the 2012 attacks on a US mission in Benghazi called on former secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Thursday to testify at two public hearings, the first next month.




BREAKING: Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General on condition that she spend next two years investigating Hillary for something.- Tea Party Cat










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"Because of all the jumpers, they are thinking of putting steel spikes on top of the fence, which is crazy. The White House fence doesn't already have spikes? Garbage dumps have spikes on the fence. There are abandoned Blockbuster video store fences that have spikes." –Jimmy Kimmel




Iran Warships Turn Back
An Iranian naval convoy suspected of carrying weapons for Shiite rebels in Yemen has turned back, US officials said, as Saudi-led warplanes kept up air strikes on anti-government forces.









See Congress polarize over the past 60 years, in one beautiful chart




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At the White House, they caught another fence jumper earlier today. It was Obama trying to get out.- David Letterman






Arizona Sheriff Says He Wasn't Intentionally Profiling Immigrants
Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio admitted on Thursday to civil contempt over his office's violation of court orders in a racial profiling case, apologized to the judge and insisted it was not intentional.













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"Recently a guy was having trouble with his computer. So he unplugs it, takes it out in the alley, pulls out a gun, and shoots it eight times. Coincidentally, that's how Hillary got rid of her emails." –David Letterman










Swedish Police Show The NYPD A Few Things
Four vacationing Swedish police officers helped out after two homeless men began fighting on a New York City subway – and showed it’s possible to subdue violent suspects without hurting them.





New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been positioning himself to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Hillary once developed a program to deliver rural healthcare, while de Blasio once dropped a groundhog on its head.- Jimmy Fallon






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Switzerland Is The Happiest Country
Since it was first published in 2012, the World Happiness Report demonstrated that well-being and happiness are critical indicators of a nation's economic and social development, and should be a key aim of policy. This year's report looks at the changes in happiness levels in 158 countries, and examines the reasons behind the statistics. 








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It’s being reported that Google spent over $5 million on lobbying just during the first quarter of this year. You’d think Google wouldn't really need to lobby politicians. All they have to say is, “We have your search history. Do what we tell you.”- Jimmy Fallon











Tax Dollar Funded Lightning Bolts
New Chargers stadium will have a tower that SHOOTS LIGHTNING BOLTS.
The Chargers and Raiders have released plans for the radical new design of their proposed joint arena in Carson.




"A company has come out with a line of medical marijuana dog treats. Finally a medicine that will help my dog lie on the couch all day." –Seth Meyers







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NOTICE:
My printer just died. It was eight years old, so I got my money's worth but I still need a printer.
One of the local chain stores had this for sale. The price is under $70. Even donating a dollar would help. :)




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A beautiful 8 minute video on what people can accomplish. Stunning.








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This little fellow was right off my balcony early this morning. He let me get about three feet from him, then he dropped his cashew fruit and took off.

Peace.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Rand Paul yanks Ray-Bans after complaint





Rand Paul yanks Ray-Bans after complaint
Ray-Ban has asked Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign to quit selling the brand’s Wayfarer sunglasses, which Paul had imprinted with the “Rand” logo.

The Rand-Ban sunglasses were for sale for $150 on Paul’s website as recently as Tuesday. The website described the product as “the intersection of politics and cool.”




House GOP to delay final Benghazi report till just before 2016 election in effort to remind voters what a pathetic bunch of wankers they are. - The Daily Edge Tweet










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Russian Missile Failure
A surface-to-air missile crashed shortly after being launched in northern Russia on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said, in a failed test that will be seen as an embarrassment for the country's military forces.









Sammy Davis Jr. performs for members of the 1st Cavalry Division Long Binh, Vietnam, 1972.




Paid Off Politicians
 Ultra-conservatives Charles and David Koch could spend $300 million on the 2016 US election, as they favor five Republican candidates that align with the billionaire brothers' political philosophy, one of them said.




New Yorkers, each one on average, create 15 pounds of garbage every week. Of course, that goes up if you're disposing of a body.- David Letterman










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It's still early but Reuters may have won funniest headline of the day with "Rubio reaches out to gay Republicans."- John Fugelsang





“If you touch me again, I’ll drop your a--,” Rep. Stephen Knight (R-Calif.) told a group of protesters...







It's Obama's Fault!
The U.S. Secret Service failed to replace a broken alarm system at the Houston home of former President George H.W. Bush for more than a year, according to a government report on the troubled protection agency.





In honor of Earth Day, America must go all out to save a creature that’s on the verge of extinction. I’m talking, of course, about the Republican politician who believes in science. - Bill Maher










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Surprising Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that the Constitution forbids police from holding a suspect without probable cause, even for fewer than 10 extra minutes.

Writing on behalf of the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg declared that the constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure prevent police from extending an otherwise completed traffic stop to allow for a drug-sniffing dog to arrive.











 The Fox News host who said Hillary Clinton ate at Chipotle to appeal to Hispanic voters——must answer me this: where is she supposed to eat? If she goes to Chick-fil-A, they’ll claim she’s flip-flopped on gay marriage; Panda Express, she’s not being tough enough on China;  Dunkin Donuts, sympathizing with violent cops;  Dairy Queen, sounds too much like “welfare queen”; and, thanks to her husband, forget about going to In-n-Out. - Bill Maher





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“The Republicans can’t run on the economy, because it’s the best it’s been since Hillary’s husband was in office. So, they have to run on 'We’re the American Sniper.' ” – Bill Maher











Half Of Fracking Companies Are Closing Or Being Sold. Well, That Escalated Quickly.
Half of the 41 fracking companies operating in the U.S. will be dead or sold by year-end because of slashed spending by oil companies, an executive with Weatherford International Plc said.






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The Koch brothers are in the oil business, and they’re pledging almost a billion dollars in this election. For that kind of money, Cruz and Bush and the rest of them will say anything. It’s what their fellow prostitutes in the sex industry call “The Girlfriend Experience.”- Bill Maher











Honda Jets?
Honda on Thursday unveiled its first private jet before it hits the market this summer, as the Japanese giant, better known for making cars, targets deep-pocketed business flyers.





 "I intend to live forever, or die trying." ~ Groucho Marx








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I would make a lousy politician as I hate to ask for money. But...






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An orchid choir.


Peace.